Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department

Before the redevelopment, residents mainly used the elevators in Pak Tin Commercial Centre, located in the middle of the estate, to move between the lower/upper Pak Tin and Shek Kip Mei. Residents had to walk up flights of stairs or ramp all the way from the “gateway” at lower Pak Wan Street before accessing to the elevators in the Commercial Centre.

With the opening of Phases 7 and 8, residents can use the vertical transportation facilities at the heart of the estate to easily travel between the lower and the upper parts of Pak Tin Estate. Immediately from lower Pak Wan Street, there are escalators and stairs which connect seamlessly with the Commercial Centre and open spaces. For wheelchair users or tired home-goers, there are easily accessible elevators right from the streets.

To bring fond memories to old residents and, at the same time, to let new comers know how the communities used to look like; an array of photos of the estate across different stages are displayed in the common areas. When residents ride on the escalators, the displayed photos tour them through the history of the estate from the 1960s when the area was still a squatter area, to the 2000s when the estate underwent earlier phases of redevelopment.